[WikiEN-l] Auto blocker is bad

Fri Sep 23 13:41:28 UTC 2005

>From: geni <geniice at gmail.com>
>
>On 9/22/05, Jack Lynch <jack.i.lynch at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Can we please get rid of it? The harm rather dramatically outweighs the 
>good.
> >
> > Jack (Sam Spade)
>
>
>Yes and no. there are cartian aspects of the auto blocker I'd like to
>see go. 1. The automatic 24 hour extension. 2. The inabilty to switch
>it off if you want to.

It's reasonably good at catching sockpuppets, which are often created when a 
primary account is blocked.

Jay.